Many of these are long-acting drugs that do not provide immediate painrelief but instead take effect over the course of a number of weeks or months and are administered regularly over a long-term period as a maintenance therapy.

Radiotherapy (RT) is also used to provide effective bone painrelief, with a Cochrane meta-analysis of ## trials finding that ##% of patients can expect to gain a ##% reduction in pain (McQuay et al., 2000).

RADIOTHERAPY IS ALSO USED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BONE PAINRELIEF, WITH A COCHRANE META-ANALYSIS OF ## TRIALS FINDING THAT ##% OF PATIENTS CAN EXPECT TO GAIN A ##% REDUCTION IN PAIN (MCQUAY ET AL., 2000).

RADIOTHERAPY IS ALSO USED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BONE PAINRELIEF, WITH A COCHRANE META-ANALYSIS OF ## TRIALS FINDING THAT ##% OF PATIENTS CAN EXPECT TO GAIN A ##% REDUCTION IN PAIN (MCQUAY ET AL., 2000).

RADIOTHERAPY IS ALSO USED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BONE PAINRELIEF, WITH A COCHRANE META-ANALYSIS OF ## TRIALS FINDING THAT ##% OF PATIENTS CAN EXPECT TO GAIN A ##% REDUCTION IN PAIN (MCQUAY ET AL., 2000).

RADIOTHERAPY IS ALSO USED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BONE PAINRELIEF, WITH A COCHRANE META-ANALYSIS OF ## TRIALS FINDING THAT ##% OF PATIENTS CAN EXPECT TO GAIN A ##% REDUCTION IN PAIN (MCQUAY ET AL., 2000).

RADIOTHERAPY IS ALSO USED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BONE PAINRELIEF, WITH A COCHRANE META-ANALYSIS OF ## TRIALS FINDING THAT ##% OF PATIENTS CAN EXPECT TO GAIN A ##% REDUCTION IN PAIN (MCQUAY ET AL., 2000).